1999 Chevrolet Silverado: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 2104 complaints
2104
Total Complaints
63,512mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
126
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

45,000 25th Percentile
63,512 Median Mileage
90,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
534
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
141
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
66
TIRES
55
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
54
SERVICE BRAKES
52
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
48
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
46
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
43
SUSPENSION
41

Severity Assessment

126
Crashes
11
Fires
94
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE HITS ANY TYPE OF BUMPS IT CAUSES THE SEAT BELT TO TIGHTEN, EACH BUMP CAUSES IT TO TIGHTEN MORE. BECAUSE OF THIS CONDITION,CONSUMER HAD A HARD TIME GETTING THE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED FROM CSS. DEALER/ MFR. NOTIFIED. *..."
"THE 1999 CHEV. SILVERADO WITH RACK AND PINION HAS MANY PROBLEMS AND G-M IS TRYING TO SWEEP IT UNDER THE RUG. FOR VERIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM CONTACT GENE SCOTT AT HUDIBURG CHEVROLET AT 817.498.2400 AS GENERAL MOTORS HAS BOUGHT BACK 4 OF THESE VEHICLES FROM THEIR CUSTOMERS AND KNO..."
"WHILE DRIVING AND RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28